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N. J. SCHLOSS.

WAISTBAND PoR TROUSERS.

Patented Mar. 29

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UNITED STATESy ATENT FFI-CE NATHAN J. SCHLOSS, OF NEV YORK, N. YY.

f' v YVAISTBANDFORTROUSERS vSlliIFICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,830, dated March 29, 1892.

l Application iiled February 3, 1892. Serial No. Ll=20,172. (No model.)

.To all whom. iff/may concern: Be it known thatl, NATHAN J. SCHLOSS, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Waistbands for Trousers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y

My invention relates to waistbands for trousers of the class wherein elasticity is provided adjacent to the fastening devices elnployed for connections with other garments. My improvement is principally adapted for youths apparel, wherein the nether garment is buttoned to a jacket or shirt-waist.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters and numerals of reference point out similar parts on each figure, Figure l represents a pair of boys trousers provided with my improved supplementary waistband, the flap of the front section being folded down. Fig. 2 is a ldetail view of the supplementary waistband, parts being broken away and overturned to show interior construction. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of portions of one end of the supplementary band, also a vertical section thereof.

Ais apair of trousers; a, its front, and a its rear section, and B a plain strip of fabric, forming a waistband-linin g of ordinary description, extending lengthwise of the upper end of the garment and fastened thereto at edge ein the usual manner. It may extend completely around the garment, but when applied to trousers of the form illustrated is of two lengths, their respective ends terminating at plackets P. The lower edge of the rear Ystrip B is connected its full length to rear section a by a continuous row of stitching s.

C is the supplementary or face band and overlies strip B loosely, except where connected at either end, as presently pointed out. The face-band is composed of a blank strip, returned upon itself at its lower end to compose two main plies c c', which are unitedly overturned at the upper end to form a hem. The ply c is then folded under the hem, then overturned and continued downwardlytocompose a curtain F,- (herein denominated a fortifyingistrip) said strip being pendent at the rear of the folded face-band. It Will thus be understood (see Fig. 3) that the supplementary band C has a main body consisting of two overlying folds c c', an upper hem of six laminae, and an integral interior fortifyingstrip F, loosely depending from the hem, permanently held therein at the back of said overlying-folds and in front of lining B, and maintained from being Withdrawn-therefrom by a row of stitches s', passing through said hem and fortifying-strip. Button-holes f are worked into the upper end of the'strip F,

which-are worked through three layers of fabric, supplying requisite strength therefor. W W represent rigid webbing of required length and having attached thereto vertical elastics E. The under strip of webbing W at its lower edge is permanently connected to the lining B. The upper one W is in like manner attached to the lowerend of the depending fortifying-strip F, the intermediate portion of webbing and elastics lyingloosely and unattached and adapted to be extended and restored to their normal position' when subj ected to tension either vertically or obliquely.

The principal object and feature of my invention is the provision of means to afford elasticity to the rear of trousers when connected to a shirt-waist, jacket, or similar garment without subjecting the moving parts to any puckering, wrinkling, or folding up of adjacent parts.

I do not claim, broadly, elastic bands adjusted beneath button-holes, as I am aware that such devices have been used before for like purposes, the several members of my improved supplementary band adjusted and arranged, as illustrated and described, in conjunction co-operate to prevent any twisting or folding up ofthe movable parts, or any portions of the completed device.

In carrying out my improvement the facing-band C, folded upon itself, as hereinbefore set forth, is permanently connected at each end of its lower edge by rows of stitching s2, respectively, extending to `about the points 1 2, leaving an intermediate gap Gthe length of webbing and attached elastics. The stitching s2 passes through band C, back strip IOO serve as a limiting-stop, arresting movement of elastics longitudinally toward either side.

It will be understood that all the buttonholes are worked through three folds of cloth, which affords great strength, and that they are further protected from breaking by the overturned upper end of the face-band C.

As a button-hole in alignment with its underlying elastic is extended its direction will at first be vertical; but each one isliable to be drawn in various directions, in which case the next adjacent strip will be operated, and

. they will severally act in conjunction, permitting the extension at a much greater distance than in any similar device where each button operates singly a separate adjacent elastic. It will be understood that the pull is Iirst on the webbing W', which will transmit elasticity of all the strips E conjointly. It is well known that the elasticity and resiliency of similar devices, when operatedv independently, soon become destroyed. My device 'overcomes these defects by short lengths of elastics connected to the horizontal rigid webbin gs W W', whereby all act in combination and co-operate to prevent the movable members being distorted or the face-planes of the respective fabrics being aected. This is quite anl important result to be attained, as the mischief of bunching up loosely-lying cloth has been a serious objection in analogous devices. Not only is the fabric in my improvement kept at its normal plane, but the elastics are also maintained to be moved. in alignment therewith, being arranged to slide reci procallybet'ween superimposed folds, practically within pockets formed thereby.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A supplementary waistband for trousers, consisting of a folded farce-band C, having rearward fortityinglstrip F, dependingdownwardly from its upper end, provided with button-holes worked through said face-band and strip, said strip extending the full length l 

